I think the idea of individualism has become more dominating in our society. You can even see it by our political system:… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Modern totalitarianism can be defined as the establishment, by means of the state of exception, of a legal civil war that allows… — Giorgio Agamben Copy Share Image
From wherever the emissions come, they have the same effect: They trap much more heat from the sun, melt the ice, raise… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Parliamentary democracy is, in truth, little more than a means of securing a periodical change in the management team, which is then… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
Abandoned by the existing political system, young people in Oakland, California, New York City, Quebec and numerous other cities throughout the globe… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people,… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Well, my contention is that the political system of this country is so designed criminally to prevent this, that if the black… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should… — George Washington Copy Share Image
People have been tolerating their insane political system, in exchange for the countless privileges they are getting from their countries' plundering of… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What is called 'capitalism'is basically a system of corporate mercantilism, with huge and largely unaccountable private tyrannies exercising vast control over the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If we want to cure the things that threaten life, limb and even survival, we need to heal our sick political system.… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
You know, Bernie [Sanders] is - he is a team player. I think he's on the wrong team, perhaps because he's been… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
The craziest of all political systems, the unique leader state, has found its deserved end. History will note for eternity that the… — Friedrich Kellner Copy Share Image
“All governments stress an employment-intensive force of production, but are unwilling to recognize that jobs can also destroy the use-value of free… — Ivan Illich Copy Share Image
I also see an undercurrent - and perhaps the Indigo Children are another aspect of this â€" that's moving in the right… — Edgar Mitchell Copy Share Image
Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Generally, it's not good to be engaged directly with the political system unless you are qualified. It's a very depressing business, the… — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
It depends on the state itself to retain or abolish the principle of representation, because it depends on itself whether it will… — William Rawle Copy Share Image
Among the features peculiar to the political system of the United States, is the perfect equality of rights which it secures to… — James Madison Copy Share Image
Any time the negro becomes involved in mature political action, then the resistance of the politicians who benefit from the exploited political… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
In the United States the government has become less important. So, it's democracy, but as each year passes it seems that the… — Will Oldham Copy Share Image
New information technologies-including email, the web, and computerized blast-faxes and phone calls-have fundamentally changed the landscape of political competition in modern democracies.… — Thomas Homer-Dixon Copy Share Image
Isn't it really quite extraordinary to see that, since man took his first step, no one has asked himself why he walks,… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
The laws expressing the relations between energy and matter are, however, not solely of importance in pure science. They necessarily come first… — Frederick Soddy Copy Share Image
In America we're seeing the emergence of Donald Trump, who's the anti-establishment candidate, if you will, who's bucking all the conventional political… — Cory Bernardi Copy Share Image
In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: that’s where… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In order to prepare for meaningful change, we have to look at both sides of the problem. We need to examine the… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
What is the value of having millions of people in Iraq not having a repressive regime? What is the value of having… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Obviously, our political system is profoundly corrupted by, among other things, the influence of money. But, at a deeper level, the current… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I'm sort of always trying to reinvent and recreate a better way of being, because, you know, democracy has been "the worst… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
It's a sign of respect and connection to learn the name of someone else, a sign of disrespect to ignore it. And… — Robin Wall Kimmerer Copy Share Image
The role of campaign contributions in our political system and the role of lobbyists have now reached levels that are quite unhealthy… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
Reagan's story of freedom superficially alludes to the Founding Fathers, but its substance comes from the Gilded Age, devised by apologists for… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
The great goal of the backlash is to nurture a cultural class war, and the first step in doing so, as we… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
I think every single thing we do is political. Even if you go to the shops and buy a packet of biscuits,… — Mark Boyle Copy Share Image
The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
The 'American dream' ... means an economy in which people who work hard can get ahead and each new generation lives better… — Alice Rivlin Copy Share Image
Obama's clean power plan, methane regulations, and increased fuel economy standards are about as good as our political system can do at… — Dale Jamieson Copy Share Image
Often in my lectures when I use the phrase “imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchy” to describe our nation’s political system, audiences laugh. No… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
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